May 17 Police log

Friday

May 18, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 18, 2007 at 6:14 PM

The following are excerpts from the police log for the week of May 3 to May 9. Police officers responded to 192 calls during that time. It is the policy of this newspaper that the names and addresses of all persons over age 17, who are arrested and charged, are listed in the log. There are no exceptions.

Police LogThursday, May 3

1:39 a.m., officers spotted a motor vehicle pulling into Gary’s Farm Stand on Great Road. They spoke to the driver who had pulled over to rest. He was on his way home to Townsend.

2:25 p.m., a White Street resident reported that he had been away and had returned three months ago, but when he returned he noticed that an old vehicle and an old canoe were missing. Officers went out to the property and noticed that the house next door had recently been sold; they believe the car and canoe may have been parked on the property next door and been towed away.

3:37 p.m., a Lake Drive resident requested that police make note of a painting in her neighbor’s yard. Officers saw a red alien painted on a piece of plywood.

12 a.m., a Hartwell Avenue resident reported that a neighbor was outside working on his truck and revving the engine. Police advised the man of the noise ordinance, which says that quiet hours begin at 9 p.m.

12:59 a.m., police suspected a driver of operating under the influence of liquor, at the intersection of King Street and Interstate-495. The driver passed the field sobriety test and was sent on his way.

3:37 p.m., police arrested Leonel Cardona, 29, of 38 Winter St. in Lynn, and charged him with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and driving a vehicle with no inspection sticker.

9 p.m., police cited a driver for illegal operation of a motor vehicle at the intersection of I-495 and Route 2.

Saturday, May 5

12:27 a.m., officers on patrol in the area of the Shell Station on King Street saw two men walking. One had an open can of beer. The officer explained the bylaw regarding possession of an open container of alcohol and confiscated the beer. The two men were sent on their way.

Sunday, May 6

2:39 a.m., police cited a driver for illegal operation of a motor vehicle on I-495.

9:03 a.m., the man responsible for landscaping at XRE Company on Foster Street reported that a five-by-10 red utility trailer was missing from the property. The trailer has not been used for at least two weeks and the man could not say exactly when the trailer had been taken.

4:06 p.m., police arrested Annette Lee Thomann, 20, of 33 Summer St. 2 in Leominster, and charged her with an outstanding warrant.

4:45 p.m., officers observed an unlicensed ATV turn onto Ayer Road from Spectacle Pond Road. The 15-year-old boy on the ATV spotted the officer and sped into Littleton Motor Court. Officers identified the boy and spoke to his mother, who assured officers that the boy would not be riding again.

8:43 p.m., police arrested Michael J. Brickley, 49, of 95 Birchwood Ave. in Groton, and charged him with operating under the influence of liquor, fourth offense, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, a marked lanes violation, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

10:54 p.m., the state police reported receiving a call from a woman on E. Suffolk Drive who said her boyfriend was after her. When police arrived, the woman had minor lacerations and was taken to Emerson Hospital. Police were able to determine that the woman’s boyfriend had gone to Princeton. Princeton police located the vehicle at a family member’s house and took the man to the Littleton line where police arrested him.

Monday, May 7

1:02 a.m., police arrested John Lampi, 38, of 383 Tibettown Road in Columbia Falls, Maine, and charged him with domestic assault and battery and possession of a class D drug.

1:43 a.m., a young man called to report that while he was vacationing in Florida, he and his girlfriend had an argument and she threatened to drive her car into a tree. Officers spoke to the girl’s mother who said she was at a friend’s house. Police located the girl at a friend’s house, who said that she had gotten mad at her boyfriend and said something stupid. Everything appeared to be OK.

8:30 a.m., a motor vehicle accident occurred on Spectacle Pond Road.

4:29 p.m., a Manchester Drive resident reported that three youths were in the woods behind her yard shooting a pellet gun. The boys had already returned home when police arrived. Police spoke to the three boys, who are 16-, 17-, and 18-years-old. They are being charged with disorderly conduct; the 16-year-old will also be charged with minor possession of a BB gun.

7:44 p.m., a Russell Street resident reported that their mailbox had been damaged. Police observed tire trucks and noted that someone had driven up on the grass, and had run over the mailbox and several rocks that were on the edge of the property. It appeared that the driver might have lost control of the car.

11 p.m., a staff member of the group home on King Street reported a male prowler in their backyard. Officers heard noise in the woods but were unable to find anyone.

Wednesday, May 9

10:35 a.m., a resident reported a loose dog at the conservation trails on Harvard Road. Officers spoke to the dog’s owner and issued a bylaw warning for creating a disturbance.

3:45 p.m., police spoke to a man living on Shaker Lane who had failed to register as a sex offender.